U.S. Congress to pass stopgap funding bill next week: top Republican
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives next week will pass a stop-gap funding measure to prevent a government shutdown for three days as negotiators try to finalize a $1 trillion spending bill, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor s…
Potential 2016 U.S. presidential contenders shadow 2014 elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The elections that will decide who controls the U.S. Congress and most state governorships are 10 months away, but they already are becoming an early test of the political muscle of several potential contenders for the White Hous…
Karzai not seen meeting U.S. deadline on security deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. efforts to persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a long-term security agreement according to Washington’s timetable will likely fail, the lead American negotiator has warned the Obama administration, the Washington …
In Supreme Court case, business group targets Obama appointments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful business group’s decision to use its legal firepower to back a bottling company in a dispute with unionized workers turned a routine labor tussle in Washington state into a high-stakes Supreme Court case that could lim…
Hagel praises U.S. nuclear forces, gets reminder of morale issues
CHEYENNE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised troops in the U.S. nuclear missile force on Thursday for their professionalism in executing a difficult job, only to be reminded of morale issues facing the unit when two launch office…
Senate moves toward supporting U.S. helicopters for Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is looking more favorably at a request to provide attack helicopters to Iraq, but a top senator has not yet given the Obama administration a green light for military assistance that Iraq wants to help it rebuff an…
Unemployment benefits extension stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats on Thursday offered a new plan to revive federal unemployment benefits until mid-November and pay the $18 billion price tag with new spending cuts, but hopes of a bipartisan deal dissolved into bickering by day’s…
Analysis: For now, scandal not seen as fatal to Christie in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the road to the White House in 2016 suddenly has gotten bumpy – but it’s not closed.
Obama orders review of U.S. energy infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a broad review of the country’s energy infrastructure, noting that factors such as rising demand and climate change have put increased pressure on the aging system.
U.S. unemployment benefits extension stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats on Thursday offered a new plan to revive federal unemployment benefits until mid-November and pay the $18 billion price tag with new spending cuts, but hopes of a bipartisan deal dissolved into bickering by day’s…
